Table 6 Factors associated with beliefs in the continuation of FGC among high school girls in Hadiya zone, Ethiopia, 2011
Variables | Belief in continuation | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
N (%) | N (%) | |||
Residence (n = 780) | ||||
Urban | 8(2.9) | 266(97.1) | 1 | 1 |
Rural | 33(6.5) | 473(93.5) | 2.32(1.05, 5.09)* | 1.78(0.37, 1.65) |
Grade level (n = 780) | ||||
Grade 9 | 17(5.1) | 319(94.9) | 1 | 1 |
Grade 10 | 24(5.4) | 420(94.6) | 1.07(0.56, 2.03) | 1.01(0.47, 2.03) |
Father’s educational status (n = 774) | ||||
Under high school | 35(6.1) | 542(93.9) | 2.05(0.85, 4.96) | 1.25(0.47, 2.03) |
High school and above | 6(3.0) | 191(97.0) | 1 | 1 |
Mother’s educational status (n = 768) | ||||
Under high school | 36(5.4) | 629(94.6) | 1.42(0.43, 2.92) | 1.12(0.14, 2.13) |
High school and above | 5(4.9) | 98(95.1) | 1 | 1 |
FGC is practiced in the area (n = 712) | ||||
Yes | 28(7.2) | 363(92.8) | 2.39(1.14, 5.01)* | 2.33(1.01, 5.33)* |
No | 10(3.1) | 311(96.9) | 1 | 1 |
FGC is harmful (n = 755) | ||||
Yes | 24(3.6) | 615(96.4) | 1 | 1 |
No | 14(17.5) | 66(82.5) | 5.75(2.84, 11.65)* | 4.03(1.89, 8.599)* |
A girl has right not to be cut(n = 768) | ||||
Yes | 18(3.0) | 588(97.0) | 1 | 1 |
No | 22(13.6) | 140(86.4) | 5.13(2.68, 9.82)* | 3.73(1.81, 7.69)* |
FGC status (n = 780) | ||||
Yes | 40(6.2) | 601(93.8) | 9.18(1.25, 67.38)** | 8.22(1.10, 61.28)** |
No | 1(0.7) | 138(99.3) | 1 | 1 |